Mounting for eyeglasses.



No. 790,448. I PATENTED MAY 23, 1905. P. 0. MEEEY. MOUNTING EOEEYEGLASSES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 18, 1904.

W] T NESSjjS A [NVENT zu wd/77 ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES Patented May 23, 1905 I PATENT OEEIcE.

FREDERICK C. MERRY, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO MERRY OPTICALCOMPANY, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 'A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI. I

MOUNTING FOR EYEGLASSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent'No. 790,448, dated. May 23,1905.

' Application filed July 18, 1904:- Serial No. 216,976.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK C. MERRY,

v a citizen of the United States, residing at Kanpart of the mountingknown as the nose-' guard.

It is the object of my invention to provide a mounting in which thenose-guard 18 so constructed as to be practically unnoticeable while theeyeglasses are being worn andto accomplish this object withoutsacrificing the gripping strength or elasticity of the guard. In doingthis I provide improved details of structure, which will presently befully described, and pointed out in the claim, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whichlike reference-numerals refer to like parts throughout the severalviews, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a mountingprovided with my improved guard.v Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a pairof eyeglasses provided with such a mounting as they ap pear when positedon the nose of the wearer. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of thenoseguard.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, 1 is the usual post or stud towhich the parts carrying the lenses are secured. 2 is the ordinarynose-spring, usually secured to the inner end of stud 1 by means of ascrew passing through said spring and into said stud.

Secured to stud 1, preferably by means of the screw which holds spring2, is the lip 3 of a depending nose-guard 4, which is preferablyconstructed of but a single piece of metal.

Lip 3 extends at an angle to the body of the guard in order that it mayfit smoothly on stud 1. Below lip 3 guard 4; is provided with an offset5 for a purpose presently to be described, and at the lower end of saidguard is a spring-loop 6. After making loop 6 guard 4 extends upwardlyto form a gripping member 7 which is provided at its upper end with asuitable button or enlarged portion 8. In order to make the nose-guardas inconspicuous as possible, loop 6 is made very small, whichnecessarily decreases the elasticity of the guard, tending to render thesame stiff and unyielding. 'Io obviate this, I provide gripping member 7with longitudinal cut-out portions or grooves 9, thereby providing therequisite springiness or gradual flexibility for a safe and comfortableguard. In the use of a mounting provided with such a guard when theeyeglasses are placed in position on the bridge of the nose the buttonor enlarged portion on the upper end of the gripping memher will restagainst the base of the nose and will be sprung back slightly overofiset 5, which itself will yield slightly,while the lower part of thegripping member will have a yielding pressure against a lower portion ofthe nose, this arrangement throwing the upper part of the grippingmember directly behind the stud and the lower parts of the guard veryclose together, which gives the mounting a neat and compact appearancenot ordinarily obtained.

I have not described in detail the parts of the mounting not included inmy invention, as these maybe of any suitable pattern or construction,and I do not wish to limit myself to the use of any particular kind.Neither do I wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exactdetails of construction herein shown and described, as the same may bevaried without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a mounting for eyeglasses, the combination with a nose spring andlens carrying parts, of a one-piece nose-guard having a lip on its innerend for securing same to said nose-' portion is pressed thereagainst,substantially IO spring and lens-carrying parts, a rearwardlyas andforthe purpose set forth.

extending oflsetbelow said lip, a doWnWardly- In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature in extendilng portion, below slaid oiffset, having apresence of two Witnesses.

springoop at its lower en an an upwardly- 1 extending portion above saidloop having lon- FRILD' MERE) 'gitudinal grooves along its face, theupper Witnesses: part of said upwardly-extending portion be- S. C.MGPHERRIN, ing adapted to bend over said ofi'set when said BENJ. L.BROWN.

